an annoying rattle

[Chris_uk]

ok so ive had my 2007 sport since june (i think lol) and so far nooo issues whatsoever, until now, im getting a small tinny squeak/rattle noise from driver side rear (R.H.D), now upon inspecting through the wheel nothing seems out of place, so i banged palm of my hand hard on the tyre wall and i seem to be getting the similar noise ive been hearing, its either coming from the heat sheild situated just behind the wheel or its coming from the wheel/drum, now im going to hunt through the documents given to me by the dealer because im sure the previous owner had a recall for the bearings altho im not 100% sure off top of my head, apart from the sheild, drum or wheel, could it be anything else? i have a small niggle it could be suspension although again i just don't know, any help from any of you M2 owners would be much appreciated!!!

Chris

 

[dsgrey]

I assume you don't have aftermarket wheels with spacers? I had some on my other Mazda and after a year, one of them began making a rattle. I thought it was my suspension but after beating on the sidewall and hearing a similar noise, I removed the spacers. Once I removed the lug nuts I could tell 2 wheels made noise with the spacers. Just a guess...

My M2 has a slight vibration noise in the dash but only on certain road surfaces and in certain speed ranges. Yes, only 3 months old but until the noise becomes more obvious I'm not willing to spend time at the dealer on something they may not be able to reproduce.

 

[Racebrewer]

"they may not be able to reproduce"

True. Car dealers shouldn't be allowed to reproduce. It just screws up the gene pool.................